<p>fidoprincess - "I did just read up on the CHSPE but he isn't old enough, not in HS yet."</p>
<p>Your son is not in high school yet???? And he's finished two years (60 units) of community college?</p>
<p>Community college can't burn anyone out.</p>
<p>I mean after CCC. Who knows, anyway, I know several working family members that can't handle it because of their other obligations. Many of them drop out, it happens.</p>
<p>Wow, there is lots of complicated topics going on here. I'll try my best to clarify things with for the OP. High school students that have met the UC Transfer requirements are becoming more common as programs similar to the "Middle College" programs start. Middle College programs have the students take two years of high school courses and then complete the last two years by taking courses at a college or university, or something similar.</p>
<p>These students with 60 or more semester units and the UC transfer requirements completed falsely believe they can apply as junior level transfer students. However, according to UC policy a student that has not graduated high school, or the equivalent, is a freshman applicant regardless of the number of transferable units or transfer requirements the student has completed.</p>
<p>As mentioned in an earlier reply the entering freshman will be bumped up to sophomore or perhaps even junior level status once the units have been evaluated and any transferable units have been added to the students file. Please note, it may not be possible to grant units for all transferable courses for freshman students; a complete evaluation of their records will need to be completed before the student knows how many units they have at the UC level.</p>
<p>As to the advantages and disadvantages of being a freshman applicant with junior level standing; it depends on the overall goals of the student. In speaking about admissions there is no disadvantage to taking college level courses. The advantages are the same but, not more than, any other student taking college level courses. Please see University</a> of California - Counselors for more information regarding college courses and the UC honors credit.</p>
<p>I hope all this helps. If you have further questions I recommend contacting the admissions office at the UC campus your student is most interested in.</p>
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<p>So the student can just take the CHSPE, right? But you are saying they'd need to take that BEFORE they file the application as a transfer?</p>
<p>Dude, this is crazy. UCD Admissions has 690 posts.</p>
<p>Well, I took the CHSPE, and given the fact that most take it their sophomore year it'd be near impossible to be UC-eligible by that time.</p>
<p>Furthermore, even if one were to be UC-eligible, I'd doubt the higher-ranked UCs would take anyone solely with a CHSPE due to the lack of four years of English, three years science, etc. unless this was satisfied concurrently.</p>
<p>In other words, stay in high school, keep up the good work, and apply as a freshman, as credits will be evaluated post-admission.</p>
<p>Let's not confuse CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) and CHSPE (California High School Proficiency Exam). CHSPE is a high school equivalence diploma, like the GED. You take it instead of graduating from high school. CAHSEE is the "exit exam" you take that allows you to graduate from high school normally, it is completely different from the CHSPE. </p>
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<p>Lots of students take Chemistry or Biology in 9th grade. They have 3 years of science by the end of 11th grade. Many start foreign language in 8th grade and have four years of foreign language by 11th grade. Many many many take AP Calculus in 11th grade. The only UC eligibility thing missing is 4 years of English. </p>
<p>Applying to college junior year isn't right for everyone, but it is right for some students, and it actually isn't particularly uncommon.</p>
<p>Before a student can apply as a transfer student they must have graduated, or the equivalent. So yes, passing the CHSPE or another equivalent should be completed before the student applies.</p>